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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

Edsurge

A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. The company did not respond to questions about the program. But recent reports have speculated that the company could “bootstrap an online course ecosystem.” version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter.

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Revolution in Higher Education: chapter 4

Bryan Alexander

” Here DeMillo changes tack from neuroscience (chapter 3) and returns to technology, but not very much to MOOCs. Just using a clicker for formative assessment makes a big difference (2023) (paging Derek Bruff !). Notice the, ah, interesting case of a company recruiting unpaid tutors for online learning (2100).

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Khan Academy redux

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

I’m in good company, as Keith Devlin is the first on that list and Veritasium’s Derek Muller is in there as well. In 2013 it was all about Khan Academy; in 2017, MOOCs; today the new hotness is AI. I did, and found that I was being used as a prime example of a Khan Skeptic. What will it be next?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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